10~15M unknown people in your country in time af war, draining billions from the economy, is just a nuisance?
It is generally just a means of attacking Bush by appealing to the unaware and pseudo-conservatives. Most of those obsessed with this issue never even voted for Bush or if they did bitched and whined about it all the while.
So FReepers concerned about our border security and having millions of unknown, ILLEGAL people in our country are just a bunch of psuedo-conservatives. Why, because we don't think Bush walks on water? I voted for him twice and still have the "Bush-Cheney '04" bumper sticker on the car. Constructive criticism/activism is NOT psuedo-conservatism.
Though a problem from several perspectives II is not the ONLY problem in the world nor is it even the problem those obessed with it try and make it.
Says you.
Most Americans are not even willing to force their local and state authorities to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing immigration laws and even declare their cities to be "Sanctuary" cities.
False, most Americans other than the far left ARE very concerned with this issue and ARE demanding action, which is why it continues to be in the news at MANY local levels and the national level.
And the churches are often even worse in their misguided "humanitarianism."
Yes, they are.
As far as a National Security concern it does not even rise above that posed by the Northern border from whence the only thwarted attack we are aware of came. Canada is the home of far more moslems than Mexico and the numbers are growing.
Incursions by drug/human-running gangs assisted by the host country's military is a MAJOR national security concern. While their may be many Muslims in Canada due to misguided policies there, the Government in general is not "on the take" by gangs, nor does it's military assist such gangs with incursions and illegal activities into the U.S.
The reason this story is given play is because it can be used to attack Bush. If you cannot see that then you are extremely naive. There would not be ANY publicity if this were a RAT administration.
It has nothing to do with terror nor will it become a problem for many reasons but that won't stop those pretending that it has. Nor are Mexican military invading the US. Any fool can wear khaki.
Studies about the actual costs of II do not show the numbers to be very high as a percent of the national economy. Costs on localities can be very high and should be addressed. Most people would screech like scalded dogs if the price of their food escalates because of the removal of farm workers.
Only those without any knowledge of the costs pretend this issue can be solved without a massive use of military forces which we do not have available. Rhetoric is cheap particularly from those with little grasp of the realities involved.